Czech Republic – TESCO PARMIGIANO REGGIANO – Visible Mould/Mold

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Potravinynapranyri

Illustrative photo #2

Place of inspection:
Přerov ( Kojetínská 3133/10, 750 02 Přerov )
ID: 45308314
Food group: Milk and milk products / Cheese

TESCO PARMIGIANO REGGIANO
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

Some of the inspected packages had mold colonies visible to the naked eye under the intact packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection, the food did not have an expired minimum durability date.

Batch: L51306901
Best before date: 03/07/2023
Packaging: Original (PP/PE packaging)
Quantity of the product in the package: 125 g
Manufacturer: Seller: Tesco Stores ČR as, Vršovická 1527/68b, 100 00 Prague 10
Country of origin:  Italy
Date of sample collection: 27/06/2023
Reference number: 23-000562-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

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Research – Foodborne Botulism, Canada, 2006–2021

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CDC

Abstract

During 2006–2021, Canada had 55 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks of foodborne botulism, involving 67 cases. The mean annual incidence was 0.01 case/100,000 population. Foodborne botulism in Indigenous communities accounted for 46% of all cases, which is down from 85% of all cases during 1990–2005. Among all cases, 52% were caused by botulinum neurotoxin type E, but types A (24%), B (16%), F (3%), and AB (1%) also occurred; 3% were caused by undetermined serotypes. Four outbreaks resulted from commercial products, including a 2006 international outbreak caused by carrot juice. Hospital data indicated that 78% of patients were transferred to special care units and 70% required mechanical ventilation; 7 deaths were reported. Botulinum neurotoxin type A was associated with much longer hospital stays and more time spent in special care than types B or E. Foodborne botulism often is misdiagnosed. Increased clinician awareness can improve diagnosis, which can aid epidemiologic investigations and patient treatment.

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USA – Five people hospitalized in E. coli O157 outbreak at the University of Arkansas

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The Washington Post

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning among students at the University of Arkansas, with dozens reporting symptoms and five people needing treatment in the hospital.

Among those affected are two 19-year-old sorority members who developed a serious complication that can lead to kidney failure after being infected with the E. coli strain O157:H7. That’s according to Bill Marler, a Seattle food safety lawyer who said he reviewed the patients’ medical records after being contacted by the families.

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Belgium – Petit Beurre, Vegan Chocolate Cookies and Vegan Raisin Cookies from the So Bake It brand – Aflatoxin B1

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AFSCA

Recall of Tero Bakery (So Bake It)
Products: Petit Beurre, Vegan Chocolate Cookies and Vegan Raisin Cookies from the So Bake It brand
Nature of the problem: too high aflatoxin B1 content

In agreement with the AFSCA, Tero Bakery (So Bake It) is withdrawing the products “Petit Beurre”, “Vegan Chocolate Cookies” and “Vegan Raisin Cookies” from the So Bake It brand from sale and is recalling them from consumers due to too high aflatoxin B1 content.

Tero Bakery (So Bake It) asks its customers not to consume these products and to return them to the point of sale from which they were purchased. Reimbursement for products manufactured between the dates below will be made upon return.

Description of products:

– Name of product: Petit Beurre
– Brand: So Bake It
– Minimum durability date (MBD) (“Best before (or end)”): 10/18/2023 and 11/26/ 2023
– Lot number(s): production between 04/18/2023 and 05/26/2023
– Sales period: from 04/18/2023 to 10/18/2023 or 11/26/2023
– Nature of packaging: plastic bag
– Weight: 150g

– Name of product: Vegan chocolate cookies
– Brand: So Bake It
– Minimum durability date (BDD) (“Best before (or end)”): 10/18/2023 and 11/26/2023
– Number of the lot(s): production between 04/18/2023 and 05/26/2023
– Sales period: from 04/18/2023 to 10/18/2023 or 11/26/2023
– Nature of packaging: waxed paper
– Weight: 200g

– Product name: Vegan raisin cookies
– Brand: So Bake It
– Minimum durability date (BDD) (“Best before (or end)”): 10/18/2023 and 11/26/2023
– Number of the lot(s): production between 04/18/2023 and 05/26/2023
– Sales period: from 04/18/2023 to 10/18/2023 or 11/26/2023
– Nature of packaging: waxed paper
– Weight: 200g

The products were distributed through different points of sale.

For any further information , contact So Bake It:
hello@sobakeit.be

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USA – FDA Advises Restaurants/Retailers Not to Serve/Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Cultured Mussels from East River Shellfish, Inc. Potentially Contaminated with Salmonella/E. coli

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FDA

Audience

  • Restaurants and food retailers in Illinois (IL), Massachusetts (MA), and New York (NY) that have recently purchased cultured mussels from East River Shellfish, Inc. based in Glenfinnan, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • Consumers who have recently consumed cultured mussels from East River Shellfish, Inc. in IL, MA, or NY.

Product

  • Cultured mussels from East River Shellfish, Inc. from harvest location PE 4-C, harvested on 8/14/2023, shipped on 8/15/2023, and distributed to retailers in IL, MA, and NY. The following photo contains a product tag that would be attached to original containers of the affected mussels:
East River Shellfish Product Tag

Purpose

The FDA is advising consumers not to eat, and restaurants and food retailers not to sell, and to dispose of cultured mussels from East River Shellfish, Inc. from harvest location PE 4-C, harvested on 8/14/2023, and shipped on 8/15/2023 to retailers in IL, MA, and NY due to the possible presence of Salmonella and E. coli.

Contaminated mussels can cause illness if eaten raw, particularly in people with compromised immune systems. Food contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli may look, smell, and taste normal. Consumers of these products who are experiencing symptoms of salmonellosis or E. coli should contact their healthcare provider, who should report their symptoms to their local Health Department.

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Belgium – Sliced ​​Tikka chicken fillets from the Jean Routhiau brand – Listeria monocytogenes

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AFSCA

Match SA recall
Product: Sliced ​​Tikka chicken fillets from the Jean Routhiau brand.
Problem: Presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Product description:

PRODUCT: TIKKA CHICKEN FILLET SLICES (150G)
BRAND: Jean Routhiau
Barcode: 3477000018187
Batch number: 3 233 01
Expiry date (DLC): 09/18/2023

Do not consume any more, return the product at the store.

Health recommendation: People who have consumed the “products” mentioned above and who present with fever, isolated or accompanied by headaches, and body aches, are invited to consult their doctor and report this consumption. Pregnant women as well as immunocompromised people and the elderly should be especially alert to these symptoms. Listeriosis is a disease that can be serious and has an incubation period of up to eight weeks.

Match SA apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this error attributable to one of its suppliers. Customer health and safety is of paramount importance to our business.

Any customer who wants more information can contact our quality department on 071.824228 or by e-mail at the following address : ALERTALIMENTAIRE@match.be .

Match quality service

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USA -FDA – Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

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FDA

What’s New

  • A new outbreak of Salmonella Newport (ref # 1179) linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. FDA has initiated traceback.
  • A new outbreak of Cryptosporidium (ref #1174) linked to a not yet identified product has been added to the table. To date, all 11 cases in this outbreak are in Minnesota (MN). FDA is assisting Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture in this investigation and has initiated traceback. While the investigation is ongoing to determine what product made people sick, the outbreak appears to be over and there is likely no ongoing risk to consumers. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
Date
Posted		 Ref Pathogen
or
Cause of
Illness		 Product(s)
Linked to
Illnesses
(if any)		 Total
Case
Count
Status
8/30/2023 1179 Salmonella
Newport		 Not Yet
Identified		 8 Active
8/30/2023 1174 Cryptosporidiums Not Yet
Identified		 11 Active
8/9/2023 1172 Listeria
monocytogenes		 Ice Cream See
Advisory		 Active
7/6/2023 1163 Cyclospora
cayetanensis		 Not Yet
Identified		 140 Active
6/14/2023 1159 Cyclospora
cayetanensis		 Not Yet
Identified		 72 Active
3/1/2023 1143 Hepatitis
A Virus		 Frozen
Strawberries		 See
Advisory		 Active

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Hong Kong – Salmonella found in sample of imported prepackaged meal replacement product

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CFS

Issue Date 30.8.2023
Source of Information The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Food Product Prepackaged meal replacement product
Product Name and Description Product name: Oatmeal Shake

Brand: Nutri D-Day DIET

Place of origin: Korea

Distributor: MUSE DIGITAL LIMITED

Net weight: 25 grams per pouch x 14 pouches

Best-before date: February 5, 2025
Reason For Issuing Alert –  The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) collected the above-mentioned sample from an online vendor for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed the presence of Salmonella in 25 grams of the sample, exceeding the criterion of the Microbiological Guidelines for Food which states that Salmonella should not be detected in 25g of a ready-to-eat food sample.

–  Salmonella infection may cause fever and gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. The effects on infants, young children, the elderly and persons with a weak immune system could be more severe and may even lead to death.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety –  The CFS has informed the online vendor and distributor concerned of the unsatisfactory test result. The concerned vendor has stopped sales and removed the affected product from shelves. The concerned distributor has initiated a recall according to the CFS’s instructions.

–   The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.
Advice to the Trade Stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if possess it
Advice to Consumers Should not consume the affected batch of the product
Further Information The CFS press release

Members of the public may call hotline of the concerned distributor at 6038 6312 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.

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Luxembourg – Raw milk goat cheese SELLES-SUR-CHER – Listeria monocytogenes

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SAP

Reminder: Raw milk goat cheese SELLES-SUR-CHER Possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes

Created the 

Alerts

The following product is recalled in Luxembourg:

Name Raw milk goat cheese SELLES-SUR-CHER
Brand /
Unit 150g
Minimum Durability Date (MBD) 08/31/2023
Batch 0621853243

Danger  : Possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes can cause fever, headache and gastroenteritis. Vulnerable people such as the immunocompromised and elderly and young children may experience neurological symptoms due to meningitis. Pregnant women should also be particularly attentive to these symptoms. Gastroenteritis can appear between a few hours and 3 days after consumption, while neurological symptoms can only appear after 3 months. People who have consumed these products and present these symptoms are invited to consult a doctor and report this consumption.

Sale confirmed in Luxembourg by: Kaempff-Kohler.

A sale by other operators cannot be excluded.

Source of information: RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed)

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USA – The Ice Cream House is Voluntarily Recalling All Dairy Ice Cream Products and Non-Dairy [Parve] Frozen Dessert Products Due to Potential Health Risk in Regards to Listeria Monocytogenes

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FDA

Image 1-Representative Labeling, Ice Cream House Dairy Products

Company Announcement

The Ice Cream House is voluntarily recalling all Dairy Ice Cream Products and Non-dairy [Parve] frozen Dessert products due to potential health risk in regards to Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The products being recalled were sold at the Ice Cream House in Brooklyn and through retail supermarkets in New York, New Jersey and Ohio

This recall is related to the Soft Serve on the go cups which had been previously recalled by Real Kosher Ice Cream, Inc where two cases of illnesses have been reported in this outbreak in two states (NY and PA.) Both individuals were hospitalized but no deaths have been reported to date. The company has ceased the production and distribution of the products as the investigation is ongoing.

Identifying a Recalled Product

Recalled products include all Ice Cream House branded items currently on the market. This includes all Dairy and Non-Dairy [Parve] products, like ice creams, cakes, logs and novelty items with the “Ice Cream House” logo. Products are packed in clamshells or cake trays with plastic dome covers in a variety of sizes and styles and has an Ice Cream House label as seen below. Recalled products are not labeled with lot or date codes.

Returning Recalled Products

Products involved in the recall should be discarded or returned to the original point of purchase for a full refund or replacement.

Ice Cream has a long shelf life and may still be in the freezers of consumers. Consumers should check their freezers and throw away the recalled ice cream products or return it to the place of purchase.

Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns, please email us at:ICHrecall@gmail.com or call 845-445-7644 Monday through Thursday 9-5.

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